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Recent Camera Reviews

Here it is, March 2020 now, and with everything now available, I just chose a D700 over what Nikon has available to date. I lucked into one used as a back up with less than 12,000 actuations...
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I got one of these second-hand about ten years ago and have used it ever since. I should begin by saying that I very rarely print pictures, I'm mostly using it for on-line work, so I don't need any...
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I have one of these. I bought it on ebay as a used camera. I compared the image quality to that from my Canon 50D and it was better in some respects! I am not a camera reviewer, so all the ins and...
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Had the body for 1 week now, initial thoughts are that it handles great, the grip is perfect for my hand and as the body isnt that heavy it's no problem to carry this around all day.
The 6fp...
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Having had the D7100 for 17 months now, I'm really happy I made the move from the D3100. I have found my pictures to be better, my technical skill has increased and i'm now looking at going f...
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I bought my D4s shortly after it was released and have been extremely pleased with it. I use it primarily with either the Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 or the Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 and have been very i...
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Have just ordered my D7100 along with a 35mm F1.8 prime this morning, cant wait to get my hands on it when it is delivered tomorrow. Had a D3100 for about 18 months now so it will be interesting to...
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7 Reviews

As a full time wedding photographer, I love this camera, it has great detail and the dynamic range is amazing. At 24.3 megapixles the file size is perfect: large enough to allow cropping and still have a very usable image but not so big as to fill up your hard drive at an amazing rate or slow up your computer when editing.

My first Nikon camera. I cannot desceibe how great this camera is to use and the quality of photos i get from it. Very happy with my D600.

Not too heavy, dual memory card slots, easy to use and not to straining to carry on the black rapid strap for hours at a time and with a file size large enough to crop if needed without the compromise of a usable image, and very fast image and settings processing in camera

My first Nikon DSLR. I have used film Nikons, and in digital I'm coming from Pentax.

The camera is indeed wonderful in many ways. Autofocus is positive and usually accurate, the view finder is, well, full frame The size feels good in the hand and around the neck. And picture quality is simply excellent.

Nits: auto ISO with a non-CPU (Ai) lens in aperture priority heavily favors high shutter speeds. So you may end up shooting at ISO 6400 and 1/4000 -- this is just something to keep in mind.

The viewfinder screen is obviously not optimized for manual focusing, and so the ground glass is not as positive as it could be. The electronic rangefinder feature however is accurate.

The matrix metering does not always protect highlights, again, not a major issue. Otherwise the camera exposes very consistently.

The menu can take a while getting the hang of, e.g. finding the electronic level can take a bit of looking.

The RAW support is caught in Adobe's marketing strategy -- CS 5 doesn't have support for the D600, nor will it. RAW files can be large as well, so you have to make sure your computer and hard drives will handle the files.

My D600 does not have the oil issue (at least not so far) and otherwise it looks like the sensor will require just the normal amount of cleaning. In other words, not a problem.

All in all, the D600 is an excellent camera, really unimaginable at this price a couple of years ago. Superb dynamic range, excellent high ISO performance, good color reproduction, easy to see viewfinder, and (for Nikon) a svelte body make for a compelling camera.

** 11/19/13 - the viewfinder attachment/insert on my camera is loose, it has come off inadvertently a few times, and after my walkabout in NYC I discovered it had come off and is lost. I'll put on another, maybe it will be a tighter fit

I haven't begun to explore all the options on this camera. It's a great piece of kit. The image quality is second to one(the D800), but it's not so much better than the latest and greatest APS-C sensors. Autofocus is fast, and with D lenses, the motor is pretty silent. I miss some of the configure-ability of a higher end body. I would like to be able to customize the dials, in particular. Even without this customization, I can change almost every major setting without removing my eye from the viewfinder. The menu is a bit tedious, but you can add your most used features to the quick menu. The battery life is nothing short of phenomenal.

EDIT: It looks like mine ended up being a dust monster. It's not so bad that I'll clean it, yet. I don't think this is a huge deal, I will wet clean it in the near future. It's worth it for the price I got the camera for.

I love my D600. I am still learning everything it can do, but the change to full-frame was a revelation for me. I do mostly wildlife photography and the viewfinder is a great help. The files are nice and big, but no problem for lightroom to handle on my imac. I also like that it's not huge like other full-frames can be.